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Abi Kay

@FWAbiKay

Deputy editor @FarmersWeekly. Highly commended at British Journalism Awards 2024, @IFAJ Young Leader 2019. Get in touch: abi.kay@markallengroup.com
Salford, England Joined September 2016
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Abi Kay @FWAbiKay
🧵 One of my best days at work! 8 Women in Agriculture Network members joined us at Beeswift HQ to talk women’s workwear & collect thousands of £s worth of free kit from Beeswift, JCB & New Balance for six weeks of on-farm testing👩‍🌾 1/2
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China wants to depend less on the world for its food. But is 🇬🇧 farming becoming more dependent on China?

From grain & meat to farm tech & crop science, part two of my @FarmersWeekly investigation follows the connections, and asks what’s at stake 👇🏼

fwi.co.uk/business/marke…
www.fwi.co.uk How deeply is China embedded in British farming? - Farmers Weekly As China pursues greater control over its own food production, its commercial interests are becoming increasingly established in Britain’s agricultural
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Are we helping China outgrow its need for 🇬🇧 farming?

My @FarmersWeekly investigation explores how British science & tech are helping China become more self-sufficient.

Tomorrow, we turn the lens around & ask how deeply embedded China is in 🇬🇧 farming.

fwi.co.uk/business/marke…
www.fwi.co.uk How British agriculture is helping China to feed itself - Farmers Weekly China bought £173m of British pigmeat last year, making it the UK’s biggest market outside Europe. Chinese consumers also provide a lucrative outlet for
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You can’t spin your way out of bad governance.

My editorial in @FarmersWeekly today argues farmers need less message management from our politicians, and a lot more honesty.

The best way to control the narrative? Govern well. 👇

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www.fwi.co.uk Editor's View: Farmers need honesty from government, not PR - Farmers Weekly There is an understandable obsession in modern politics with controlling the narrative. Tony Blair’s government elevated media management to a